Cable transport
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Cable transport is a broad class of transport modes that have cables. They transport passengers and goods, often in vehicles called cable cars. The cable may be driven or passive, and items may be mov
Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps
The Portland Aerial Tram
An aerial tramway used in mining, at the Shenandoah-Dives Mill in Silverton, Colorado
A gravity incline in use in 1955 at Llechwedd quarry in Wales. Empty wagons are arriving at the top of the incline – the winding drum is in the shed in the background
Aerial lift
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An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas, or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial l
Cable transport
…Cable transport is a broad class of transport modes that have cables. They transport passengers and goods, often in vehicles called cable cars. The cable may be driven or passive, and items may be moved by pulling, sliding, sailing, or by drives within the object being moved on cableways. The…
Plateau Rosa aerial tramway, in Cervinia, Italy, moves 120 people at a time to a 3,480 m (11,420 ft) glacier.
8-passenger gondola lift in Panticosa Ski Resort, Spain.
Cable car in Engadine, Switzerland, suspended on two support cables with an additional haul rope.
Cable Car to the Aiguille du Midi, France, suspended on one support cable with an additional haul rope.